Filipina cosplayer Dianne Lopez (left, as Lenne from FF-XII) is set to appear in Maxim Philippines for two months, in costume for two articles about the MMORPG Tantra. Dianne’s friend, Filipina gamer-blogger-cosplayer babe Alodia Gosiengfiao (right, as Quistis from FF-VIII), previously declined Maxim’s offer.

Maxim Philippines and the Tantra Philippine service are both owned by Philippine TV network ABS-CBN.

Just a short update on the maid trend in Japan. After the maid cafes sprung up in Tokyo a bit more than a wek ago and got worldwide extensive press coverage, everybody would have thought it will be old stuff in a year or so. BUT…not so at all. Not only are the maid cafes popular as ever with waiting hours up to one hour.

Also many other places sprung up, from foot massage to drinking bars with the staff all dressed up. Shops offer maid costumes not only for party goods but also as a regular fashion. So you don`t need to be real lucky to find girls running around in full dress-up…

Welcome home, Man of the house. Would you like your maid to serve you some tea? And some therapeutic care? Please unwind and make yourself at home...When you visit Royal Milk Cafe, we’d like to remind you of time’s past.

Royal Milk Cafe employs two different types of maid, to meet the requirements of the master.

They are differentiated by their uniform:

The Maids dressed in BLACK AND WHITE specialize in cafe service. If you require any assistance, please ask .

The Maids dressed in PINK offer a higher level of service, such as therapeutic care. They’ll help alleviate all the stresses of the day.

Maid in Akihabara(めいどinあきはばら,Meido in Akihabara) is a 6 episode series that was produced in Japan on 2005 and released on Feb 24, 2006. Each episode ran about 15 minutes, and took place in Akihabara, Tokyo - the cyber city of Japan.

The story begins when a woman, named Saki, tries to find a job to hide from a bar gang, since she had worked at a bar before. She ends up getting a job at a Maid cafe called Meido no miyage (Maid's gift). She is the third maid to be joining the cafe. She is homeless and lives in a 24-hour internet cafe.

Obviously, as a maid in a maid cafe, she has to dress up as a maid, serving otaku customers looking for company and relaxation after, say, a long day of anime shopping or a night of waiting in line to score the perfect autograph to go on the perfect piece of anime/manga/game related merchandise. Needless to say, this world is completely foreign to Saki, but despite some initial discomfort, she tries to make the best of her situation.